By Rebecca Castillo Remember the days when computers were a passing fad and information was derived from dusty encyclopedias after hours of searching? Me neither. I was born in 1998. By the time I was 14, my teachers stopped asking if we had a computer and Internet available because they had become a necessity. By […]
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By Jon Ortiz, Sacramento Bee This city’s Spanish name recalls grassy, spring-fed meadows that nourished the first farms here and gave laborers relief from desert heat. Now Las Vegas draws a new generation of settlers epitomized by California transplant Joe Beck: CalPERS pensioners who have made Sin City their No. 1 destination for retirement outside […]
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By Damon Beres, Huffington Post Your iPhone isn’t biodegradable. Of course, you know that. But what you might not understand is the massive problem that electronic waste represents for our planet. Arecent report from United Nations University in Japan declared that about 46 million tons of e-waste — discarded phones, computer screens, lamps, microwaves and […]
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By Jeff DeLong, Reno Gazette-Journal A former Nevada lawmaker who claims harassment by bear advocates at his Lake Tahoe home has filed a request for a protective order with Washoe County authorities. William O’Donnell, who served as a Republican state senator representing Las Vegas from 1987 to 2001 and previously as a state assemblyman, filed […]
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By Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle California’s sex-education law prohibits school districts from indoctrinating students on the need to remain celibate before marriage or teaching them that abstinence is the only safe way to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, a judge has ruled. The decision by Fresno County Superior Court Judge Donald Black applies […]
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Just as construction is about to begin on a 7.13 mile section of Ice House Road with a $4.4 million grant awarded last year, El Dorado County Community Development Agency has received notice of a potential second grant award of $6.75 million for phase two of the project. The second grant would continue the work […]
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· Lahontan Water Quality Control Board on May 14 signed off on Heavenly Mountain Resort’s Epic Discovery plans. Construction should begin this summer. · “Looking for a Log Cabin Vacation Home in Lake Tahoe,” will air May 27 at 7pm on HGTV. · The 14-year Snapshot Day report along with the comprehensive database of samples […]
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By Jessica Calefati and Josh Richman, San Jose Mercury News SACRAMENTO– Gov. Jerry Brown released a revised state budget proposal Thursday that sinks billions in better-than-expected tax revenues into California’s public schools and some tax relief for the state’s poorest families. But it still didn’t satisfy Democratic lawmakers who want to mend the state’s shredded […]
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One of Squaw Valley’s most popular chairlifts is going from a four-pack to a six-pack this summer. Siberia Express is being converted to the larger capacity lift in time for the 2015-16 season. The ski resort said the new chairlift will improve reliability, efficiency and operational effectiveness. It is being designed to handle winds better. The current […]
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Because of the high demand for the summer youth program at Zephyr Cove Tennis Club more sections have been added, which has changed the schedule. The sessions are Mondays-Wednesdays-Fridays during the weeks of June 8, June 15 and June 22. Those who are in grades 1-3 (for the 2014-15 school year) will play from noon-1:15pm, […]
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